Ian Slater
@iansslater.bsky.social
Scot and new citizen of Germany, living in Cologne. Trying to escape from political economy, passionate about music, interested in literature, photography, travel, and culture generally.
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“.. Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.”
@axios.com #midterms
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/e...
@axios.com #midterms
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/e...
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“.. Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.”
@axios.com #midterms
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/e...
@axios.com #midterms
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/e...
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The concept that a British newspaper could report on foreign news was obviously too much for this Fox News hypergenius.
December 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The concept that a British newspaper could report on foreign news was obviously too much for this Fox News hypergenius.
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The US State Department officially endorses the German Nazi Party which is also backed by Russia.
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The US State Department officially endorses the German Nazi Party which is also backed by Russia.
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WTAF is wrong with this world
This evil is on the rise everywhere
Almost biblical…if I was to think along these lines
Anybody with concerns on their children can only try to make their loved ones aware of the dangers which are insidiously manifesting all over this planet🏴🙏🏴
This evil is on the rise everywhere
Almost biblical…if I was to think along these lines
Anybody with concerns on their children can only try to make their loved ones aware of the dangers which are insidiously manifesting all over this planet🏴🙏🏴
The Liberal-National coalition, Australia’s main opposition, has been shedding conservative voters to One Nation, the populist-right party. Lately the coalition has started losing politicians too
Australia’s hard right is resurgent
It includes actual Nazis
econ.st
December 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
WTAF is wrong with this world
This evil is on the rise everywhere
Almost biblical…if I was to think along these lines
Anybody with concerns on their children can only try to make their loved ones aware of the dangers which are insidiously manifesting all over this planet🏴🙏🏴
This evil is on the rise everywhere
Almost biblical…if I was to think along these lines
Anybody with concerns on their children can only try to make their loved ones aware of the dangers which are insidiously manifesting all over this planet🏴🙏🏴
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Oh they didn't misunderstand.
Their choice of caption was very deliberate and fits the Question Time pattern.
It's very deliberate. It's Clickbait to catch people channel surfing.
Their choice of caption was very deliberate and fits the Question Time pattern.
It's very deliberate. It's Clickbait to catch people channel surfing.
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oh they didn't misunderstand.
Their choice of caption was very deliberate and fits the Question Time pattern.
It's very deliberate. It's Clickbait to catch people channel surfing.
Their choice of caption was very deliberate and fits the Question Time pattern.
It's very deliberate. It's Clickbait to catch people channel surfing.
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I have put this to the BBC. A confusion between English as a first language & speaking English is something Nigel Farage may have hoped to exploit. But the BBC team should have been clear about what the claim was & seek to communicate that, not to themselves have misunderstood it, to them confuse
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I have put this to the BBC. A confusion between English as a first language & speaking English is something Nigel Farage may have hoped to exploit. But the BBC team should have been clear about what the claim was & seek to communicate that, not to themselves have misunderstood it, to them confuse
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And all without painting any roundabouts…
"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee."
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And all without painting any roundabouts…
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Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools
Conservative governments spent £325m creating 67 free schools that subsequently failed or disappeared, many through lack of demand, according to data revealed by a freedom of information request.
The figures from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the government committed more than £10bn to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools, which critics say left England with a backlog of crumbling and decaying buildings. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
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'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This version of the Thomas Crowne Affair is truly awful. Was there ever a remake that wasn’t (much) worse than the original?
December 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This version of the Thomas Crowne Affair is truly awful. Was there ever a remake that wasn’t (much) worse than the original?
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Who Nick Ferrari is calling antisemitic:
- Ireland, Spain
Who Nick Ferrari is NOT calling antisemitic:
- Nigel Farage
@lbc.co.uk
- Ireland, Spain
Who Nick Ferrari is NOT calling antisemitic:
- Nigel Farage
@lbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Who Nick Ferrari is calling antisemitic:
- Ireland, Spain
Who Nick Ferrari is NOT calling antisemitic:
- Nigel Farage
@lbc.co.uk
- Ireland, Spain
Who Nick Ferrari is NOT calling antisemitic:
- Nigel Farage
@lbc.co.uk
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There it is - EU Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act (for deceptive blue ticks, also ad repository, researchers access issues) - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
There it is - EU Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act (for deceptive blue ticks, also ad repository, researchers access issues) - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
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Farage banging 🇷🇺 Putin’s drum for him again. I’d missed this one regarding Russia’s novichok attack on British soil that killed a British woman.
How can anyone who considers themselves patriotic vote for him or his party?
How can anyone who considers themselves patriotic vote for him or his party?
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Farage banging 🇷🇺 Putin’s drum for him again. I’d missed this one regarding Russia’s novichok attack on British soil that killed a British woman.
How can anyone who considers themselves patriotic vote for him or his party?
How can anyone who considers themselves patriotic vote for him or his party?
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The State Department’s new Alt Reich Strategy proves the power of Bannon and Dugin Fourth Politics/Turning. Both the US and Russia now consider themselves ideologically at war with Liberal Europe
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bannon-com...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bannon-com...
Bannon Comes Clean and Reveals His Alliance with Putin’s Fake Holy Russia
The cat is out of the bag. Now Bannon’s proximity to Epstein and his plans for European subversion are exposed, the Cambridge Analytica co-founder doubles down on his support for Putin and Dugin
pdjukes.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The State Department’s new Alt Reich Strategy proves the power of Bannon and Dugin Fourth Politics/Turning. Both the US and Russia now consider themselves ideologically at war with Liberal Europe
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bannon-com...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
pdjukes.substack.com/p/bannon-com...
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Zack Polanski calls for cap on political donations after £9m gift to Reform UK, saying democracy should 'never be for sale' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Keir Starmer says deportation policies touted by Reform UK ‘would tear our country apart’ – UK politics live
Prime minister says Britain may not survive as ‘tolerant, diverse country’ if Nigel Farage takes power
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Zack Polanski calls for cap on political donations after £9m gift to Reform UK, saying democracy should 'never be for sale' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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BERLIN—In recent days, European leaders have delivered a stark warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Don’t give in to Russian demands without ironclad security commitments from the U.S.
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
BERLIN—In recent days, European leaders have delivered a stark warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Don’t give in to Russian demands without ironclad security commitments from the U.S.
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Another tax avoider living in Monaco and using Bermuda as a tax haven for their wealth. Stop foreign investment in our political parties and we might see a more even contest.
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Another tax avoider living in Monaco and using Bermuda as a tax haven for their wealth. Stop foreign investment in our political parties and we might see a more even contest.